Aircraft Information
> Aircraft Make: Grumman American Model: AA-5 Nickname: Traveler
> Aircraft Mil Civ Description: Airplane SE Piston
> FAA Category and Class: Airplane Single Engine Land
> Engine Description: piston single
Aircraft Experience
> As of: 6/25/2024
> Number of Hours Flown: 4
> Number of Times Flown: 3
> Other Aircraft Models Associated: Cheetah, Tiger
First Flown Information
> Sequence First Flown: 2
> Date First Flown: 4/7/1974
> Location First Flown: Orange County, CA Airport (KSNA)
> Who and/or What Organization First Flown With: James S. Dearth, CFI, North American Aviation Flying Club
Recollections: It’s funny….I don’t remember the sequence of flights at all but I flew this 4 seater (the bigger brother of the AA-1 Yankee/Trainer) once before I solo’d the Yankee. Perhaps a Yankee wasn’t available this particular day. Regardless, I suspect Mr. Dearth was exposing me to different airplanes, in anticipation of a career full of different airplanes. I flew the bigger AA-5 one more time w/Dearth after I started solo’ing the AA-1 and then flew it solo as well later that same summer.
One could argue that the AA-1 and 5 should be counted as the SAME airplane but–considering these were the first two airplanes I solo’d and the fact that one had twice as many seats and 40+ more horsepower as the other…. I feel justified claiming two! 🙂
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